Maradona undergoes successful knee surgery

FORMER Argentina World Cup winning captain Diego Maradona underwent a successful knee operation at a clinic in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, his lawyer revealed.

The former coach of the Argentine national team quit his job at Mexican second division outfit Dorados last month for health reasons after just nine months in charge.

His lawyer, Matias Morla revealed then that Maradona needed to undergo surgery on his knee and shoulder.

“Everything went perfectly,” said Morla on his Twitter account, in reference to the operation on Maradona’s right knee.

Maradona’s appointment at Dorados in September had been a surprise, despite his inglorious coaching history since leaving the national team post following the 2010 World Cup.

Maradona, 58, has had his problems in the past with substance abuse, including cocaine.

He came tantalisingly close to taking Dorados up to the Mexican top flight before resigning.

Maradona previously underwent a successful operation on his left shoulder in 2017 in Dubai, while he was coaching second division Emirati side Fujairah. – AFP